Soccer Game Preview: St. Andrew's vs. Marianapolis Prep

St. Andrew is 3-0 against Marianapolis Prep since October of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The St. Andrew's Saints will look to defend their home pitch against the Marianapolis Prep Golden Knights at 3:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

St. Andrew's took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Mount St. Charles Academy out 4-3. The win was all the more spectacular given the Saints' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Rhode Island soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Mounties are ranked fifth).

Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Marianapolis Prep was forced to settle for a draw. They and Kingswood Oxford finished up on equal footing with a 4-4 draw on Saturday.

Marianapolis Prep hit Kingswood Oxford with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Marcelo GonzalezPeon (2), Ethan LItalian, and Kaan Ofluoglu.

St. Andrew's is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-1 record this season. Marianapolis Prep's draw makes their record 6-4-1 this season.

St. Andrew's skirted past Marianapolis Prep 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will St. Andrew's repeat their success, or does Marianapolis Prep have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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